University of Maryland: Terp Young Scholars | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 2025

Learn how to manage the collegiate experience with the University of Maryland’s Terp Young Scholars this summer. Academically gifted students explore an academic interest, interact with dedicated teachers, and get a head start on college by earning three university credits over the course of three extraordinary weeks.

Terp Young Scholars provides in-person and online learning choices. Both alternatives provide creative and interesting learning. Participants select whether to commute from home or participate 100% online. Students who choose the commuter in-person study option get to know UMD’s great facilities and advantages while living at home and travelling to school every day. Students who choose the 100% online learning option participate in engaging virtual activities that provide them insights into the UMD experience. (Campus housing is not provided.)

Terp Young Scholars is a program for high school students only (rising grade 10 to graduating grade 12). The curriculum provides an academic experience at the cutting edge of theory, philosophy, and technology. Participants select one three-credit course (available in-person or online), attend class, study, work on projects, prepare for examinations, and engage with classmates and regular UMD undergraduate students in a demanding academic context. Classes are conducted every day, Monday through Friday, with meeting times varied depending on the course. Classes typically meet for three hours every day between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., with an afternoon session optional.

Terp Young Scholars is an academic program with a stringent admissions process. Participants are accepted to the University of Maryland as non-degree seeking students for the duration of the program.

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Online

What are the psychological implications of racism, sexism, homophobia, and other structures of inequality in the United States? How do socio-cultural privilege and oppression influence individual and group thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? This 100% online course will take a current events focus to understanding multicultural and social justice issues in psychology with an emphasis on self-reflection, mental health, cross-cultural communication, and strategies for social change. This course is offered through the Department of Psychology in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Online Instructional Note: The course has both synchronous (75%) and asynchronous (25%) instruction.

Asynchronous: The instructor provides students with online content to review on their own time. Student is not required to log in at a specific time.
Synchronous: The instructor provides instruction in real-time. Students are expected to be in class, online, at the specified time(s).

Package Option: Students who select a course offered through 100% online instruction can only participate via the Online Option.

Course supplies: This course utilizes TurningPoint for student polling. To participate in a TurningPoint web poll, students must have a TurningPoint account. In addition, students must install the TurningPoint app on their mobile device or log in to TTPoll on a web-enabled device. Students enter the Session ID provided by their instructor. For assistance with TurningPoint registration, contact UMD’s Division of Information Technology at 301-405-1500 or itsupport@umd.edu. Students must provide their full name and UID. This is done after students have completed the Confirmation of Admission Process but before the start of the course.